who will get bumped? orlov? he is playing pretty well. erskine is the obvious choice but then you sacrifice a big bodied, intimidating, tough guy for a sissy and equal defensive liability in green. green can score but he makes the highlight reel just as often by getting scored on

kantnockdahustle89 - Feb 13, 2012 at 3:14 PM

Hamrlik should but it will be the Erskine/Shultz combo who gets pulled. Caps need puck moving defense to score goals.

i dont think they’ll split up carlson and alzner, theyve been together forever. i could see wideman and green again though

govtminion - Feb 13, 2012 at 4:10 PM

While I’m glad he’s coming along in his recovery, it feels like he gets back on the ice for a few games and then gets hurt again- he’s been off the ice more than on the past couple of years. I’m not exactly optimistic that he’ll make it through the rest of the season.

…really, McPhee has Wideman now, so if he decided to put Green up on the trade block it isn’t the worst move. Injury problems would diminish his value, but it might be worth seeing what interest other teams have in him at least.

still leaves the caps without a real puck moving defenseman. green is the offensive equivalent to guys like letang, campbell, streit, karlsson and these days every team needs a guy that can move the pp and accelerate the breakout. i wouldnt put wideman in that category even though i like his game.